Speech, building on it with a lot of emotion. You could almost see the weight of this moment and of americas choice on president obamas face as he tried to connect past with present, with future. While this nation has been tested by war and its been tested by recession and all manner of challenges, i stand before you again tonight after almost two terms as your president to tell you i am more optimistic about the future of america. Reporter optimism the focus, in a speech the president delivered almost with a constant smile, even as he ripped into republicans, laying out a stark contrast. But what we heard in cleveland last week wasnt particularly republican, and it sure wasnt conservative. What we heard was a deeply pessimistic vision of a country where we turn against each other and turn away from the rest of the world. There were no Serious Solutions to pressing problems, just the fanning of resentment and blame and anger and hate. And that is not the america i know. The america i k